There will be fireworks tonight when ballerina Darcey Bussell (above) names P&O’s newest cruise ship, Azura in Southampton – ironically, 98 years to the day since Titanic left the port on her ill-fated maiden voyage.
Before I set off to join the 1,200 guests on board for the ceremony, here’s a sneak peek at the ship’s interiors – when I toured the vessel earlier in the week I was struck by the warm tones of the decor throughout.
If all goes well, I shall have a video of the event online tomorrow, and I’ll be sending updates to Twitter during the evening. Follow me at www.twitter.com/CaptGreybeard
Brodie’s Bar – the ship’s pub
Table setting in the Sindhu restaurant
Inside Atul Kochhar’s Sindhu restaurant
Spectacular chandelier over the central atrium
The Venezia buffet restaurant
Mural in the Venezia restaurant
About the Author: John Honeywell
John Honeywell is a travel writer specialising in cruise ships and cruise travel. Winner of CLIA UK's Contribution to Cruise award 2017.
My wife and I are joining Azura on Monday for our Med/Adriatic Cruise. We are looking forward to it immensely. We are sure,from several previous experiences with P&O we will not be disappointed.
Thanks for showing the “mural” of my Venice image on the Azura. I am the photographer who supplied the Venice images for the Venezia reataurant. All the Venice images supplied to P and O are available on my website at
http://www.othersidephotography.com
regards
Noel Greene